4. 933 Riverside Drive_COA 2023-0901 Packet

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Phone: 574/235.9371 Fax: 574/235.9021 Email: hpcsbsjc@southbendin.gov STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: September 12, 2023 Application Number: 2023-0901 Property Location: 933 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Side gabled / 1900 / Peck House Property Owner: Ravi Shankar and Christina Peters Landmark or District Designation: Riverside Drive / Ordinance #7469-85 Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: One and a half story, irregular plan structure on a concrete founda- tion. Roof is cross gable with flat roof dormers. Siding is wood clapboard. There is a small open porch with wood clapboard covered piers and walls. Windows are original wood 6/1 double hung. Roof is asphalt shingle. ALTERATIONS: COA #2019-0530A approved the rebuilding of the lean to entrance porch, reconstruction of rear shed, and construction of a pergola. RME 2013-0506 approved rebuilding foundation corners using existing brick, repointing foundation, and replacement of broken and missing brick with antique brick. COA 2011-0404 approved returning front and rear lawns to original character with removal of multiple flower beds, complete north portion of rear yard with 8’ wood privacy fence, convert front sidewalk to brick pavers, move main entry sidewalk from Riv- erside Drive to Park for safety reasons, remove dying tree in Park Avenue tree lawn. RME 2009-0721 approved tear off and reroof, install in-kind asphalt shingles, repair of damaged decking, and install ice and water shield/drip ledge while keeping original gutters. RME 2004-0827 approved replacement of rotted wood fence with new wood fence n same location as existing. APPLICATION ITEMS: “Enclose back porch for use as a mudroom. This back porch is not street facing; it is only visible from the fenced –in back yard. Existing structure will be utilized, such that the footprint of the house will not change. Windows and door will be chosen with materials and appearance to closely match existing house, and wood clapboard siding will also be installed where not currently present to match existing house.” DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: The applicant has requested approval to: Enclose the rear porch; install two Jeld-Wen model W-2500 aluminum clad wood windows with colonial grid de- sign to match existing windows; install Jeld-Wen Unfinished Wood pre hung door with colonial grid design; side open areas of wall with wood clapboard to match house. STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: See Standards and Guidelines: • Doors—pages 10-11 • Walls—pages 26-28 • Windows—pages 29-32